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Stocks Finish
Narrowly Lower
As Rally Fizzles

The early handover of power in Iraq and positive U.S. economic news fueled a rally in stocks that ran out of gas in the afternoon.

Cheered by the prospect of a stronger economy at home and perhaps less risk to Iraqi pipelines, investors pushed down the price of oil and boosted the prices of U.S. stocks and bonds in the morning. Oil dropped 3.5% to $36.24 per barrel, its steepest drop in more than two months, and the Dow Jones...